The Minnesota Vikings improved to 5-0 on Sunday morning when they defeated the New York Jets 23-17.
While the record is surprising, the Vikings have some concerns as they head into next week’s bye and prepare for an Oct. 20 matchup with the Detroit Lions.
Here are three concerns for the Vikings and how they could impact the team as they head into the bye week. Be sure to check out our other story highlighting positives to as they get a week off.
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Aaron Jones injury
The Vikings’ offense has reached another level this season and a big reason has been the addition of Jones, who was knocked out of Sunday’s game with a hip injury.
Jones entered Sunday’s game sixth among qualifying running backs with a 60.9% success rate – defined by Pro Football Reference as the frequency to which running backs pick up 40% of yards on first down, 60% of yards on second down and 100% of yards on third and fourth down. He also ranked second among qualifiers with 8.23 yards per route run on screen passes according to Pro Football Focus.